Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

📍 Dobó István u. 20, Abaújszántó, Ungaria

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Abaújszántó or Szántó in short is a town in Northeastern Hungary, 23 miles from Miskolc in the area of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, that was always part of Hungarian territory. In 1941 out of the general population of 4,908 there were 681 Jewish community members. On May 1944 they were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. A memorial listing the names of the victims is located both in the Abaújszántó and Miskolc cemeteries. The tombstones face east, and stand erect according to the Ashkenazi custom. The gravestones with their decorations are characteristic representations of religious symbols and Jewish folk-art. The cemetery is a treasure field of historical knowledge. It includes testimonies, sometimes the only remaining ones, relating to the once lived local Jewish population, as in Abaújszántó. The history of the Abaújszántó Jewish community dates back to 1738. Prior to that Jewish settlers lived outside the town walls. The cemetery is in existence since 1793 when the Hevra Kaddisha (Jewish Burial Society), with ninety members, was founded. Located in 20 Dobó Utca, a walking distance from the synagogue and the center of the town. Nearby is also the Catholic cemetery. The stone markers or matzevot, frequently carry precise dates and information on relatives that are not preserved by any other means. Cemetery records are among the most important genealogical sources yielding valuable data. Many of the markers have words and images that speak directly of the family member who is being honored. Tombstones make biographical and historical statements as they reflect family life. In the 17th thorough 19th centuries the tombstones included more information than the name and date of death. Often a description on a man's life, his occupation and his town would be written. A woman's tombstone would contain such information as name, date of death, name of her father, as a married woman, often "wife of..." the phrase "a woman of valor" and a symbol, a candelabrum. Entering the gate on the first level is the grave of Abaújszántó and Hungary's important rabbi, Elazar Loew (1758-1837), known as Shemen Rokeh from the title of a book he authored. The rabbis following him in Abaújszántó Rabbinate expected to be buried next to their respected Rabbi, who had presided before them. People visited the grave of Rabbi Elazar Loew at times of peril and peace. Rabbi Loew's name was known also among the area's gentiles and they prayed occasionally by the Rabbi's tomb. In a separate group on the first level, not far from their husbands, are the graves of the Rebbetzins (Wives of the Rabbis). While the names are almost unreadable, the colorful stones and the wording on the Matzevot are poignant reminders of their dedication as they stood at the side of their respectful husbands. As a spiritual link between the living and the dead, the tombstones became the site of pilgrimage and supplication for help from the deceased. Many of the markers have words and images that speak directly of the family member who is being honored. As the lower section was filled, the cemetery extended to the higher level, reached by steps. Overlooking the surrounding valleys from the cemetery's high elevation, the view is especially beautiful. There are the open meadows and unlimited distance of visibility. On the first line at the higher level are the graves of the Zimmerman family who made the town an important exporter of the famous Tokay wine. Reading the gravestones one could observe the tragedy that accompanied the family's success. There is the beautiful three-dimensional black marble tombstone of their eighteen-year-old daughter, Erzsébet. Not far from the Zimmermans is the grave of Moses Mór Szász, my great-grandfather. Within a Mogen David is the carving of a water pitcher representative of the ritual function of a Levite. The graceful gravestone erected in 1916 was a statement, a written message that reached me many years later, after surviving Auschwitz. The words "good name " carved in stone, were the esteemed attribute of the departing old man. His full name and eulogy were expressed in an acrostic pattern. Each line begins with a Hebrew letter, eventually forming the name בן נתן משה Moshe, the son of Nathan. Standing by the grave and reading the words of the Matzevah, my heart overflew with thanks and gratitude. The graves of my two great grandmothers, Sara Szász and Golda Reinitz are in another section of the cemetery. The three graves are my only remnants of a world scattered by the winds of hate. Finding them I received a message of love and belonging. Higher on top, on the second level, are buried Rabbi Nathan Yizhak and his son Lipot Aryeh Lipschitz. They served the Abaujszanto Jewish community. With devoted joint efforts and financial expenses Eli Szamosi and Miksa Winkler photographed the graves. They dedicated their work to the memory of Mrs. Elza Reich Szamosi, Eli's mother. Mrs. Szamosi, deported from Abaújszántó, survived Auschwitz, Markkleeberg and other camps. The Cemetery list was prepared by the kind volunteer work of Ms. Madeleine Isenberg and Mr. Peter Absolon . They, together with Mr. Szamosi and Mr. Winkler deserve our greatest thanks and appreciation. Their Mitzva of Hesed Shel Emet is an act of truthful and pure loving kindness. Zahava Szász Stessel, Ph.D. See also: Zahava Szász Stessel, : The History of Abaújszántó, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Associated University Presses, 1995. Zahava Stessel, "Traces of a Jewish Community in Rural Hungary," The Jewish Press, 25 March 1988, 50C.

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Dobó István u. 20
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Deceased (453)

Erzsebet Rachel Zimmermann

1918

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yaakov. Mother's name: Malka. Died 7 Tamuz 5698.

Markusz Mordechai Friedlander

1899

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Pinkas. Mother's name: Keyla. Died 5 Tishri 5660.

Mina Mindl Blau Blau

1920

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yaakov. Mother's name: Rivka Feigele. Wife of Moshe. Died 5 Av 5680.

Menachem Itzchak Politz

1814

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shlomo. Died 12 Iyyar 5574.

Betti Bluma Gross Hartstein

1912

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Nissen. Wife of Moshe. Died 7 Tamuz 5672.

Hindel Friedmann

1893

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Peretz. Died 19 Adar 5653.

Avraham Neumann

1906

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Died 27 Nisan 5666.

Joob Haas

1907

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Died 28 Av 5667.

Jetti Yentel Schwarcz

1875

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Eliezer. Died 23 Tishri 5636.

Katalin Gitl Weismann Wasserman

1906

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Wife of Avraham. Died 24 Elul 5666.

Sandor Ezra Bauman

1910

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Nachum. Mother's name: Bila. Died 28 Kislev 5671.

Rivka Schwartz

1904

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Zvi. Wife of Avraham. Died 17 Tevet 5664.

Jetti Jentl Altmann Loffler

1891

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Mother's name: Mirel. Died 2 Heshvan 5652.

Rachel Zelinger

1873

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmerel. Wife of Mordechai. Died 5 Av 5633.

Elka Liebe Grunberg

1917

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Michael. Wife of Shmuel. Died 6 Kislev 5678.

Bernat Dov Ber Fogel

1928

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Israel. Mother's name: Fradel. Died 15 Tevet 5689.

Chaia Tila Schwartz

1939

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Mother's name: Esther. Wife of Israel. Died 26 Heshvan 5700.

Abraham Avraham Steinfeld

1890

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Died 13 Adar 5650.

Malka Klein

1880

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Died 26 Sivan 5640.

Israel Chaim Waldmann

1923

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Itzchak Aharon. Died 16 Shvat 5683.

David Gluck

1873

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yaakov Zeev. Mother's name: Rachel. Died 14 Tishri 5634.

Shimon Alter

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Yisachar Dov Guttmann

1855

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: David. Died 6 Elul 5615.

Wolf Zeev Blumenfeld

1871

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Died 17 Kislev 5632.

Amalia Malka Friedmann Bauman

1897

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Wife of Eliahu. Died 24 Heshvan 5658.

Abraham Avraham Bleiweisz

1892

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehuda. Died 20 Elul 5652.

Bluma Weisz

1910

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehuda. Wife of David. Died 2 Tishri 5671.

Shlomo Zalman Goldstein

1899

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Died 1 Tamuz 5659.

Shraga Feivel Keszler

1919

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Pinkas. Died 22 Adar2 5679.

Frieda

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Eliezer. Died 3 Heshvan 556?.

Yaakov Roth

1937

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel, the Cohen. Mother's name: Rivka. Died 1 Nisan 5697.

Asher

1843

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Simcha. Died 18 Shvat 5603.

Yoav Blau

1880

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Died 7 Tevet 5641.

Shraga Falk Schwartz

1915

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yechezkel. Died 2 Iyar 5675.

Aladar Yehuda Fleischer

1941

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: David. Mother's name: Lea. Died 24 Tevet 5701.

Zviah

1849

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Josef, the Cohen. Died 2 Tamuz 5609.

Ferencz Shraga Gottfried

1938

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Nachum Mordechai. Mother's name: Rachel. Died 29 Nisan 5698. 54 years old.

Szali Sara Baumann Deutsch

1920

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Jeremiahu Yehuda Zindel. Mother's name: Rachel. Wife of Marton / Mordechai Asher. Died 21 Tishri 5681.

Rachel Waldmann

1912

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yom Tov. Died 2 Tishri 5673.

Josef Gluck

1880

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Efraim. Died 3 Tishri 5641.

Efraim

1832

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Mother's name: Ziml. Died 24 Iyyar 5592.

Shmuel Peretz Gross

1897

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Itzchal. Died 4 Shvat 5657.

Herman Zvi Blau

1887

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe. Died 17 Kislev 5648.

Lea Rosenbaum

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Lea was the daughter of the famous and esteemed rabbi of Abausjszanto, Rabbi Yoav (of Mattersdorf). (Contributed by: Madeleine Isenberg )

Samuel Jeremiahu Yehuda Zindel Bauman

1877

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Itzchak. Died 28 Tamuz 5637.

Shaul Spitz

1927

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Moshe Josef. Mother's name: Rivka. Died 3 Adar2 5687.

Freida Horowitz

1888

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Wife of Avraham Leib. Died 15 Heshvan 5649.

Beila Appel

1914

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Falk. Mother's name: Malka. Wife of Shimon. Died 28 Nisan 5674.

Debora Chaia Dvora Neumann

1877

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Elimelech. Wife of Yermiahu. Died 21 Adar 5637.

Avraham

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Hendel Schwartz

1866

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Died 21 Tishri 5627.

Yaakov Rosenbaum

1884

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Avigdor. Died 26 Adar 5644.

Fani Feiga Gellman

1906

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Zvi. Wife of Chaim. Died 21 Tamuz 5666.

Reuven Loffler

1871

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehuda. Died 5 Shvat 5631.

Esther

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Genendel

1943

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shmuel. Died 20 Adar 5703.

Hanni Gross Apfelmann

1933

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Age: 85 y

Roza Rachel Braunfeld

1879

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Yehoshe. Wife of Zvi. Died 2 Heshvan 5640.

Zvi

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Shmuel Weisz

1907

Abaujszanto Jewish Cemetery

Father's name: Shlomo. Died 7 Tishri 5668.

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